Biochar Specs

Our biochar specs vary somewhat with feedstock, but the following is a representative example of a biochar made with wood chips using our CharPallet biochar reactor.

Highest processing temperature (HTT): 1,100˚C

Feedstock: wood chips (unknown species; sourced from urban green waste)

Sample name: PP30 V3.0 Proto1 Old Wood Chips

Tested in July 2023

 

Quality

 

Units

Method

Bulk Density

8.5

lb/cu. ft.

 

Organic Carbon

94.4

% of total dry mass

Dry combust.-ASTM D 4373

Hydrogen:Carbon (H:C)

0.17

Molar ratio

H dry combustion/C (above)

Total Ash

2.3

% of total dry mass

ASTM D-1762-84

Total Nitrogen

0.53

% of total dry mass

Dry combustion

pH Value

10.16

pH

4.11USCC:dil. Rajkovich

Electrical conductivity (EC20 w/w) soluble 

0.562

dS/m

4.10USCC:dil. Rajkovich

Liming value (neut. Value as CaCO3)

8.1

% CaCO3

AOAC 955.01

Carbonates (as CaCO3)

0.9

% CaCO3

ASTM D 4373

Butane Activity

12.7

g/100g dry

ASTM D 5742-95

Surface Area Correlation

537

m2/g dry

Based on McLaughlin et al.  2012 paper: Analytical Options for Biochar Adsorption and Surface Area

Basic Soil Enhancement Properties

Total Potassium

4151

mg/kg

EPA 3050B/ EPA 6010

Total Phosphorus

309

mg/kg

EPA 3050B/ EPA 6010

Ammonia (NH4—N)

12.7 

mg/kg

Rayment & Higginson

Nitrate (NO3—N)

11.4

mg/kg

Rayment & Higginson

Organic nitrogen (Org—N)

5248

mg/kg

Calculated

Volatile Matter

8.3

% of total dry mass

ASTM D1762-84

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent organic pollutants that form out of the evolution of tar exposed to excessively high temperatures.

The CharPallet has the remarkable ability to consistently produce biochar with extremely low tar levels. Total PAHs are typically less than 2mg/kg

The following table shows the PAH analysis of the same sample whose properties are shown above:

Method: EPA 82270C-SIM

Prep method: PEA 3546

 

1-Methylnaphthalene

Not Detected

µg/kg

2-Methylnaphthalene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Naphthalene

1,500

µg/kg

Acenaphthylene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Acenaphthene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Fluorene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Phenanthrene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Anthracene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Fluoranthene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Pyrene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)

Not Detected

µg/kg

Benzo(a)anthracene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Chrysene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Dibenz(a,h)anthracene

Not Detected

µg/kg

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

Not Detected

µg/kg

 

ND µg/kg

 
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